Rinse, repeate until dizzy.) (It could also simply be another instance of the many worlds hypothesis being true though.)ģ) attempts at bidirectional communication would be systematically prevented by quantum collapse. (The time after the event creates the preceeding event, which causes the event to happen. This closed timelike curve would be an indelible part of that universe's history, both present, past and future. )ġ) if they actually do something, it means the many worlds hypothesis is true, and the divergent timeline occurs in a different quantum universe.Ģ) if the get the message, and do nothing, then you could have created a closed timelike curve, and doomed your own universe to experience the exact timeline you are reporting on. They also don't have to pay for a commercial ISP account that allows them to run servers, as most residential account agreements forbid the operation of servers ( although only in agreement, not necessarily technically prevented. They dont have to manage the large amount of bandwidth required to deliver apps, the repository does this. Since the repositories have a returning user base, the app becomes that much more visible, as opposed to getting lost in search engine results.Īnother incentive for small developers, is the bandwidth.
People are creatures of habit, and once they learn how to use the ( or some other site like ) interface, they just return to it out of habit, and the fact that they already know how to search and navigate the site.Īs for why developers use sites like this, the visibility factor comes into play.
Much like an "app store" for smart phone apps, its convenient to have 1 place to go to look for an app, when you have general requirements or a specific type of app in mind, and not so much a specific app.
There are a few reasons software repositories are popular that I can think of off the top of my head.